Douglas Sparks
The Right Reverend Douglas Sparks D.Min. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Northern Indiana | |
 Doug Sparks celebrating Holy Eucharist on Ash Wednesday in 2016 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Northern Indiana |
| Elected | February 6, 2016 |
| In office | 2016–present |
| Predecessor | Edward S. Little II |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 9, 1983 (deacon) June 2, 1984 (priest) by Jesus Dosado |
| Consecration | June 25, 2016 by Michael Bruce Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1956 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Roman Catholic) |
| Residence | South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Spouse | Dana Wirth Sparks (m. 1988) |
| Children | 3 |
| Previous post(s) | St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Rochester, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's Seminary College |
Douglas Everett Sparks (born January 8, 1956) is an American Episcopal bishop. He is the eighth and current bishop of Northern Indiana in The Episcopal Church.
Ordained ministry[]
Roman Catholic Church[]
Sparks studied Philosophy at St. Mary's Seminary College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in May 1980.[1] He attended the De Andreis Institute of Theology, from which he graduated with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree in June 1984.[1]
Sparks was ordained in the Roman Catholic Church as a deacon in April 1983 and to the priesthood in June 1984.[1] He then served as a priest in Missouri, Colorado, and Illinois.[1]
Episcopal Church[]
On June 4, 1989, Sparks was received as a priest into the Episcopal Church.[2] Sparks served as Rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Whitewater, Wisconsin from 1990 to 1995.[1]
After a further incumbency at St Matthias in Waukesha, Wisconsin, he spent eighteen months serving as Dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, New Zealand.[1] Upon his return he became Rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Rochester, Minnesota.[3]
On February 6, 2016, Sparks was elected as the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana.[4] On June 25, 2016, the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, he was consecrated a bishop by Michael Curry.[2]
Personal life[]
Sparks is married to Dana Wirth Sparks; the couple has three children Christina, Graham, and Gavin.[5]
See also[]
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References[]
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- ^ a b c d e f "Resume: Douglas Everett Sparks" (PDF). Episcopal Elections (pdf). 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Doug Sparks". Episcopal Clerical Directory. Church Pension Group. Retrieved April 29, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ St Luke's, Whitewater, Wisconsin parish website, stlukesepiscopal.org; accessed September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Northern Indiana diocese elects Douglas E. Sparks as eighth bishop". Episcopal News Service. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. February 8, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "The Rev. Dr. Douglas Everett Sparks". Diocese of Central Pennsylvania. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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